If every believer
maintains a clear vision of the spiritual authority and power that have been so
generously bestowed upon us by the grace of God, we will avoid walking in
anxiety, worry, frustration, or fear. Here are just a few of the
scriptural reasons why believers should have absolute confidence in Christ.
BELIEVERS ARE
RECIPIENTS OF GRACE AND PEACE.
“Grace to you and
peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Ephesians 1:2)
BELIEVERS ARE
SPIRITUALLY BLESSED.
“Blessed be the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual
blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.” (Ephesians 1:3)
BELIEVERS ARE CHOSEN,
HOLY AND BLAMELESS IN THE SIGHT OF GOD.
“Just as He chose us
in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without
blame before Him in love.” (Ephesians 1:4)
BELIEVERS ARE ACCEPTED
AND ADOPTED INTO HEAVEN’S ROYAL FAMILY.
“Having predestined us
to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure
of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us
accepted in the Beloved.” (Ephesians 1:5-6)
BELIEVERS ARE FULLY
REDEEMED AND FULLY FORGIVEN.
“In Him we have
redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches
of His grace.” (Ephesians 1:7)
BELIEVERS ARE
ABUNDANTLY WISE AND PRUDENT.
“Which He made to
abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, having made known to us the
mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in
Himself.” (Ephesians 1:8-9)
BELIEVERS ARE DESTINED
FOR A GODLY INHERITANCE.
“In Him also we have
obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who
works all things according to the counsel of His will.” (Ephesians 1:11)
BELIEVERS ARE
FAITHFULLY SEALED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.
“In Him you
also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your
salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit
of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance.”
(Ephesians 1:13-14)
BELIEVERS HAVE WISDOM AND
REVELATION KNOWLEDGE.
“That the God of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom
and revelation in the knowledge of Him. The eyes of your understanding being
enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the
riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.” (Ephesians 1:17-18)
We winner-believers,
who once occupied distant spaces from God’s grace and truth, have been
“brought near by the blood of Jesus.” Indeed, we have been “raised up
together” and divinely seated “in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”
As such, we are eternal recipients of the manifold grace of God. (Ephesians
2:4-8) May Almighty God be forever praised for His abundant mercy and
kindness toward us!
Sisters and brothers,
be continually blessed and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO
MEET YOUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!
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